diff --git a/game/hud.odin b/game/hud.odin
index ccf2f65..eb9623e 100644
--- a/game/hud.odin
+++ b/game/hud.odin
@@ -8,26 +8,26 @@ UI_BAR_COLOR :: clay.Color{20, 40, 20, 200}
 UI_TEXT_COLOR :: clay.Color{240, 240, 230, 255}
 UI_GOLD_COLOR :: clay.Color{255, 215, 80, 255}
 
+ui_text_scratch: [64]u8
+
 build_hud :: proc(world: ^World) {
-	if clay.UI(clay.ID("HudBar"))({
+	if clay.UI(clay.ID("HudBar"))(
+	{
 		layout = {
 			layoutDirection = .LeftToRight,
-			sizing = {
-				width  = clay.SizingGrow({}),
-				height = clay.SizingFixed(28),
-			},
+			sizing = {width = clay.SizingGrow({}), height = clay.SizingFixed(28)},
 			padding = clay.PaddingAll(6),
 			childGap = 8,
 			childAlignment = {y = .Center},
 		},
 		backgroundColor = UI_BAR_COLOR,
-	}) {
-		gold_text := fmt.tprintf("Gold: %d", world.gold)
-		clay.Text(gold_text, clay.TextElementConfig{
-			textColor = UI_GOLD_COLOR,
-			fontId    = UI_FONT_ID,
-			fontSize  = 18,
-		})
+	},
+	) {
+		gold_text := fmt.bprintf(ui_text_scratch[:], "Gold: %d", world.gold)
+		clay.Text(
+			gold_text,
+			clay.TextElementConfig{textColor = UI_GOLD_COLOR, fontId = UI_FONT_ID, fontSize = 18},
+		)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ render_hud :: proc(world: ^World) {
 		rl.DrawText("Victory!", 260, 280, 40, rl.GREEN)
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/game/render.odin b/game/render.odin
index ad32017..708e026 100644
--- a/game/render.odin
+++ b/game/render.odin
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ render_world :: proc(world: ^World) {
 	render_enemies(world)
 	render_towers(world)
 	render_projectiles(world)
-	render_hud(world)
 }